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William Beard (sport Shooter)
William Beard is the name of: *William Beard (bone collector) (1772–1868), British bone collector, the son of a farmer at Banwell, Somerset *William Beard (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer *William E. Beard (1873–1950), American college football player, soldier, journalist and naval historian *William Holbrook Beard William Holbrook Beard (April 13, 1824February 20, 1900) was an American artistic painter who is known best for his satirical paintings of beasts performing human-like activities. Life Beard was born in Painesville, Ohio. He studied abroad, i ... (1824–1900), American painter *William P. "Bull Moose" Beard, publisher of the short-lived '' Abbeville Scimitar'' {{hndis, Beard, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Beard (bone Collector)
William Beard (24 April 1772 – 9 January 1868) was a British bone collector. Life He was the son of a farmer at Banwell, Somerset, was born on 24 April 1772. He received such education as the parish clerk, who was also the schoolmaster of the village, could give him. Like his father, he worked on the land. He married and bought a small estate, which he farmed himself. Excited by the tradition that Banwell Hill contained a large cavern, he persuaded two miners to join him (September 1824) in sinking a shaft. At a depth of about 100 feet they came to a stalactite cave. While making a second opening lower down the side of the hill, in order to form a better approach to this cave, he discovered a smaller cavern containing animal bones. With some help procured for him by the Bishop of Bath and Wells ( G. H. Law), to whom the land belonged, Beard dug out the cavern, and found among the debris a number of bones of the bear, buffalo, reindeer, wolf, etc. Captivated with his discover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Beard (cricketer)
William Beard was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Auckland and Canterbury between 1878 and 1887. See also * List of Auckland representative cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, list A or Twenty20 cricket for Auckland cricket team. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. A * John Ackla ... References External links * Year of birth missing Year of death missing New Zealand cricketers Auckland cricketers Canterbury cricketers Place of birth missing {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William E
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Holbrook Beard
William Holbrook Beard (April 13, 1824February 20, 1900) was an American artistic painter who is known best for his satirical paintings of beasts performing human-like activities. Life Beard was born in Painesville, Ohio. He studied abroad, is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting, and during 1861 relocated to New York City, where, in 1862, he became a member of the National Academy of Design. Beard initiated his own artist's studio on Tenth Street in New York City in a building known as the Studio Building. Beard was a prolific artist. His humorous treatment of bears, cats, dogs, horses and monkeys, generally with some human occupation and expression, usually satirical, gave him a great vogue at one time, and his pictures were much reproduced. His brother, James Henry Beard (1814–1893), was also a painter. William is buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |